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5-ish players to watch in the first round of the College Football Playoff
College football fans around the country are preparing to settle into their seats – most of them at home, some of them in on-campus stadiums for the first time – for the opening round of College Football Playoff games this weekend.
College football transfer portal sets up a ‘no-win situation’ for Penn State
Penn State University is playing its first game in the College Football Playoff in just a few days and is facing a shakeup in the quarterback room thanks to the sport’s wide-open transfer rules.
The game that means everything: Army and Navy get ready to clash for the 125th time in college football’s most unique rivalry
It’s a rivalry unlike any other. Sure, there’s intensity in many other high-profile games. There’s pomp and circumstance every weekend in college football. There’s history and pride on the line, week-in-and-week-out across the nation.
American sprinter Noah Lyles says he tested positive for Covid-19, ran 200-meter race anyway
American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed that he tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and ran in Thursday night’s 200-meter race anyway.
The Noah Lyles-NBA players beef explained
Noah Lyles is a charismatic, boisterous athlete who is not afraid to say what’s on his mind in his effort to push track and field’s profile higher in the sporting world. Last year, however, that put him at odds with some of the most high-profile basketball players in the NBA.
Simone Biles has nothing left to prove – to herself or anyone else
The greatest American gymnast to ever live – and one with a strong case to call herself the greatest of all time – came to Paris last week in a strange spot.
Simone Biles. Katie Ledecky. LeBron James. What to watch this weekend in the Olympics
The first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books and business is about to pick up.
Four-time French Open champion and world No. 1 Iga Świątek loses in semifinals of women’s tennis singles tournament
Iga Świątek, the Polish world No. 1 and top seed in the Olympic tennis tournament, lost in the semifinals Thursday to China’s Zheng Qinwen, a massive upset in the women’s singles.
Alex Morgan left off US women’s soccer team roster for Paris Olympics as team undergoes a changing of the guard
US women’s soccer legend Alex Morgan will not be on the team’s roster for the Olympic Games next month in Paris, a symbol of the changing of the guard going on inside the women’s national team.
Kansas City Chiefs’ celebratory trip to the White House comes with undercurrent of tension
The visit by the Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday carries an underlying level of tension not often felt at championship celebrations at the White House.
